Broom-holder.



H. H. HOLMES'.

BROOM HOLDER'.

APPLICATION FILED MAY-1.1918.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

HENRY H. HOLMES, OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO CARLF. NELSON AND ONE-THIRD TO ERNST V. GUSTAFSON, BOTH 0F COUNCIL BLUFFS,IOWA.

BRooivr-HOLDER.

Application mea May 1, 191s. serial No. 231,908.

To all whom t may concern:

i Be it lmownl that I,`HENRY H. HoLMEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Council Bluffs, in the ,county of Pottawattamie and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBroom-Holders, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings. s

This invention relates to an `improved broom holder, and has for itsprimary object to provide a very simply constructed device for thepurpose of securely holding a broom or like article upon a wallsuspended above the floor, and which is so constructed that the broomcan be very easily and quickly removed from the holder.

It is another object of the invention to provide a holding device forthe above purpose which can be manufactured at very small cost and canbe distributed gratis by the manufacturer as an advertisement.

And it is a further object of the invention to provide a holder forbrooms which is eX- ceedingly durable, not liable to get out o-f order,and is highly efficient and reliable for the purpose in view.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved construction, combination and arrangement of the several partsas will be hereinafter more fully described, subsequently claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved broomholder applied to a wall and a broom held therein; and

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating in dotted lines themanner in which the broom is released from the holder.

Referringin detail to the drawing, 5 designates the body bar which has afiat longitudinally extending face 1 for engagement against the surfaceof a wall, the opposite side face of said bar being inclined from thecenter of the bar to the ends thereof as shown at 6, said inclinedsurfaces leading` to va central semi-circular notch or recess 7 in theedge of the bar. Transverse openings are formed through the ends of thebar 5 to receive suitable attaching screws 8 whereby the bar may besecurely fastened to the wall.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. s, 1919.

A strip of thick rubber or other elastic material indicated at 9 issecurely fixed at its ends by means of nails or analogous fasteningelements 10 to the inclined faces of the barl 5. This elastic strip ispreferably of substantially the same width as the width of the bar andthe medial portion thereof extends across the open side of the centralrecess 7 in the bar. To this medial portion of Vthe elastic strip 9, aninelastic tape or ribbon l1 is secured, preferably by engaging themedial portion of the tape around the elastic strip and stitching theopposed parts together closely adjacent to saidstrip as shown in thedrawing. The free ends of the tape 1l are sufficiently long to enablethe user to readily grasp the same and pull the elastic strip 9outwardly away from the face of the bar 5.

The manner of using my improved broom holder will be readily understoodfrom reference to F ig. 2 of the drawing; The bar 5 is securely fastenedin a horizontal position upon the face of. the wall, door or otherstructure and the elastic strip 9 pulled outwardly as above explainedaway from the recess 7 The cylindrical handle of the broom can then bereadily inserted upwardly between the elastic strip and the body bar.When the outward pull on the strip 9 is released it will return to itsnormal position and frictionally clamp upon the handle of the' broomwhereby the latter is securely held in the recess 7 and against the bar5, and its longitudinal movement through said recess prevented. Thebroom may be instantly released when it is desired to use the same bysimply grasping the ends of the tape 11 and pulling outwardly on theelastic strip 9. By providing this strip of relatively great width,there is an extensive area having frictional clamping engagement againstthe broom handle so it will be seen that the handle of the broom willnot be cut can, of course,l be constructed in various sizes to hold oneor more brooms, andthe body bar made in other shapes than that abovereferred to. As the brooms are. suspended above the floor surface, theshape of the straw or body portion thereof is preserved, and the life ofthe broom thus materially prolonged. The form and .arrangement of theseveral other parts of thel broom holder are also susceptible of manyminor modifications and it is therefore to be understood that I reservethe privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairlyembodied Within the spirit and ,scope of the invention as claimed.

article holder comprising a body bar having an article receiving recesstherein, a flat non-metallic elastic element fixed at its ends to thebody bar and exending `across the open Side. of said recess tofrictionally clamp and retain an article Within the recess, and aninelastic plendant member surrounding 'the' interme ,fate portion of'said elastic element to pull Seid, element outwardly from the recess, inthe body bar and thereby release. the article.

In testimony whereof If hereunto @LHX my signature in the Presence oftvv-o Witnesses.

HENRYA HOLMES.

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CARL. F. NELSQN, E., V. GUsrrArsoN.

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